Our Story

“Our Story” is very unique when you think in terms of fulfilling a dream.

That dream is to build world-class 1911 pistols that are made by Americans, for the republic. Another very important fact is that we are truly made in Texas, by hand, with American made parts, one gun at a time…not by ten assembly line workers.

Republic Forge pistols are not built for beginners. They are built for shooters.

April 4, 2016

History of the 1911

The Model 1911 pistol was the product of one of the most successful firearms designers of the 20th century… John Moses Browning.

To understand how the 1911 came to be we have to trace the historical beginnings to the Philippine Island of Mindanao. Considered America’s first jungle war our U.S. Army fought against a highly motivated tribe of warriors, known as the Moro. An Islamic tribe of Muslim extremists the Moro can be considered early extreme jihadist.